- Larry McNeely
Larry McNeely (born
January 3 ,1948 Lafayette, Indiana ), is an American five-string banjo player known for his collaboration withGlen Campbell and for recording several soundtracks for different motion pictures.Biography
McNeely began playing the banjo in 1961. In the following years, he absorbed both
Don Reno 's style and theKeith style . He moved to La Folette,Tennessee in 1965 to join the Pinnacle Mountain Boys and soon afterwards, he became a member of "Roy Acuff and his Smokey Mountain Boys". In 1969, he joined theGlen Campbell Show as a replacement forJohn Hartford . About five years later, he was working withBurl Ives and later withSmothers Brothers . He formed the "Larry McNeely Trio" in 1975. In the fall of the 1970s, McNeely began his career as a studio session player for movie soundtracks. Over the years he's been working with artists such as,Mac Davis ,Eddie Kendricks ,Percy Faith andBarbara Mandrell . He became a member of "Southern Manor", a progressive bluegrass band in 1984. Within a year he was back, working withRoy Acuff .References
*"Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Masters of the 5-String Banjo, Oak Publications, (1988)
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